Research Associate

Join our university - as soon as possible, full-time and temporary until 31.12.2026 position as

**Research Associate - Edge Computing (Communications)**

**Faculty of Computer Science**
**(Salary level: 13 TV-L)**

Your future field of work:

- Contributing to the edge emulation and edge diagnostics toolsets
- Identifying your own research areas in alignment with the project objectives and constraints
- Creating scientific publications on edge research for conferences and journals
- Working in an excellent lab environment (e.g. 5G campus network, high-performance server cluster)

Your qualifications and expertise includes some of the following:

- Solid know-how and experience with network technologies (TCP/IP, Routing, Switching)
- Basic understanding of 5G network technologies
- Basic knowledge of and experience in software development (object oriented languages)
- Good understanding of virtualization-, container
- and orchestration technologies
- Willingness to learn about edge computing, system performance optimization, 5G / 6G technologies and applied artificial intelligence
- A good level of written and spoken English is mandatory for this position, German language skills are not required.

As an employer, Fachhochschule Dortmund...
offers - the advantages of working in public service, in particular employment under the Collective Agreement for Public Service of the Federal States (TV-L).
focusses - on family and health by providing flexible work-/part-time solutions, telework/home office as well as offers by the Family Service and Health Management.
provides - a modern university environment characterized by unique campus locations and good accessibility in the middle of the vibrant Ruhr Metropolis Dortmund.

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